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News & Blogs

People and Animals Living Synergistically (PAALS) for Life

PAALS for Life is a one-of-a-kind program that rescues both humans and animals. Located in Colorado and New Mexico, the DreamPower Foundation’...

Colorado Chooses Official State Pets

News & Blogs

Colorado Designates Shelter Cats and Dogs as the State's Official Pets

Let's all give a rousing "paws up" to the state of Colorado for recently designating shelter cats and dogs as their official state pets. ...

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Health & Home

Flame-Retardant Chemicals May Cause Feline Hyperthyroidism

For years, manufacturers have been adding flame retardant chemical substances to a wide variety of products and building materials to reduce the...

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Health & Home

Natural Flea and Tick Prevention

The decision to use chemical flea and tick treatment is a difficult one for many pet owners. Reports of animals suffering from serious health...

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Colorado Chooses Official State Pets

Colorado Chooses Official Pets

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PAALS for Life

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Natural Pest Prevention

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In her book, Extreme Weather (MacMillan, 2012), CNN Meteorologist Bonnie Schneider interviewed…

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Pets May Reduce Heart Disease

As far as I'm concerned, folks who live with animals are extremely blessed. Pets give us an…

Dog Bite Prevention Week

Dog Bite Prevention Week

National Dog Bite Prevention Week takes place from May 19-25, 2013. The U.S. Postal Service has…

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Reiki Healing For Pets

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Training & Behavior

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Bed Making Dogs

A client recently sent me a video of her dog Georgia doing something strange. Georgia woke up the…

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Annie Helps Shelter Animals

Tiny is a seven-year-old Japanese Chin whose family surrendered him as a newborn. Lucky for Tiny,…